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Ensuring that we are using rigorous assessments can be a challenge. In this conversation with Teaching, Learning, Leading K-12, Barbara discusses linking
instruction and assessment, formative and summative assessments, and grading.

Motivating struggling learners is a challenge for all of us. In this podcast, Barbara discusses her newest book of the same title, with a focus on the differences between extrinsic and
intrinsic motivation, how to build intrinsic motivation in students, and the characteristics of effective praise.

Rigor is a word that sends shivers through many typically because it has been misinterpreted or introduced in a manner which connects it
to thoughts of more of everything. In Rigor Made Easy,
Barbara addresses Myths about rigor…such as Myth#1… Lots of Homework Is a Sign of Rigor and Myth#2…Rigor Means Doing More. Mainly because it has been misinterpreted or introduced in a manner
which connects it to thoughts of more of everything. In Rigor Made
Easy, Barbara addresses Myths about rigor…such as Myth#1… Lots of Homework Is a Sign of Rigor and Myth#2…Rigor Means Doing More.

In this podcast from Eduleadership, Barbara discusses the challenges of rigor, the biggest mistakes schools make when increasing rigor, why rigor is not just for honors level students, what's new
(and isn't) with rigor and the Common Core, and leadership strategies for rigor.

3 Myths About Rigor: What It Is, What It’s Not, What It Looks Like in the Classroom.Barbara asserts that rigor is broadly misunderstood. In this segment she defines what rigor is in theory and in practice. We close by looking at rigor and the Common Core
Standards.